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Why Did We Even Want Klopp in the First Place?
By Paul Tomkins. You’ll all remember precisely why Liverpool appointed Jürgen Klopp last October, upon firing Brendan Rodgers. But it’s…
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Liverpool Have Added a Load of Fresh Players
By Paul Tomkins. It seems an age ago, with Iceland and Wales winning hearts and minds, but it’s worth remembering…
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Fear Not: Mané the Main Man
By Paul Tomkins. It goes without saying that there’s the predictable ‘fume’ that goes with any non-superstar Liverpool try to…
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How Was Their Season? No 10: Joe Allen
By Paul Tomkins. This season was the least of Joe Allen, and the most of Joe Allen. It saw his…
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Undeniable Proof of Progress Under Klopp
By Paul Tomkins. The problem with assessing any league season which also involves a ton of cup football is the…
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Loving Klopp, Looking Forward
By Paul Tomkins. I don’t know what people expected when Jürgen Klopp took over a goal-shy side in October, but…
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Crying Shame, and Crying Out for Change
By Paul Tomkins. This may be totally incomprehensible, as I wasn’t going to write it tonight, and had already taken…
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The Final Reckoning: Klopp’s Reds After Glory
By Paul Tomkins. Big games, and one-off occasions, alter perceptions more than anything. They can swing on small details, including…
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Jürgen Klopp, and Some Serious Decisions
By Paul Tomkins. It’s often said, after a reasonable period of time, that a manager “should know his best team…
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Fireman, Cousin’s House, Original and Sturbridge
By Paul Tomkins. With a trophy in the balance going into mid-May, as the Reds head for an incredible second…
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Another European Final, Another Klopp Master Show
By Paul Tomkins. Last week Villarreal made the big mistake of thinking they’d won the tie. But all they’d done…
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Crystal Balls to Liverpool’s 2015/16
By Paul Tomkins. It’s the day after Liverpool’s frankly embarrassing 6-1 drubbing at Stoke; what feels like the lowest league…
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Fans Cleared of Wrongdoing; Fans Unlawfully Killed
By Paul Tomkins. I didn’t prepare anything ahead of time, as I dare not even go there. There was a…
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Sakho, Psychos, Kings and Princes
By Paul Tomkins. While there has been clear progress made under Jürgen Klopp, the recent ride has not been without…
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Liverpool FC’s Best Month In Years?
By Paul Tomkins. Okay, so it’s a bit longer than a month, but the 2nd of March to the 20th…
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What Is the Point of Football?
By Paul Tomkins. What is the point of football? I’ve asked myself this question with increasing frequency in recent years,…
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Bloody hell! Bloody bloody hell!
By Paul Tomkins. I’ve been arguing that this has ended up being an enjoyable season, despite (and partly because) of…
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Managers, and The Law of Diminishing Returns
By Paul Tomkins. Never go home, they say. Never return to where you had success. But is this true? It’s…
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Young, Red-Hot and Ready
By Paul Tomkins. Assuming that you’re here for an article on Liverpool FC, and not something from a very different…
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Klopp and Liverpool’s 39th Step of Progress
By Paul Tomkins. Despite dropping points in the past two games from leading positions, Liverpool showed enough against Southampton –…
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TTT Subscription Upgrade Target!
By Paul Tomkins. So far, just over 10% of TTTers are on the new subscription tariffs, and that’s very handy…
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Something Else For Me To Be Wrong About
By Paul Tomkins. This season looks like one big conspiracy to make me look like a complete idiot – not…
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LFC Have Momentum! … LFC Lose Momentum!
By Paul Tomkins. Losing is a weird thing in that it hurts more as soon as you stop being used…
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You’ve Been Sakhoed! Reds Dump Out United
in By Paul Tomkins, Editor's Pick, Featured, Subscribers Only, Tomkins Smokes A Cigar / / 76 commentsBy Paul Tomkins. Liverpool’s 1-1 draw at Old Trafford – a game in which United’s keeper was yet again the…